Icknield High School 🐝

📣 We’re delighted to share the fifth edition of this year’s School Newsletter, celebrating a fantastic half term filled with outstanding achievements and memorable moments. Read here: heyzine.com/flip-book/1933…

As the half term comes to a close, a huge thank you to our amazing staff, students, and wider school community for your hard work and support 👏✨ Wishing everyone a well-deserved break—see you after half term! 🎉📚

🎓 A brilliant Year 11 Leavers’ Assembly today as we celebrated the end of an important chapter for our students. Year 11 were a credit to the school and behaved impeccably throughout the event. Wishing them all the very best for the future — you will be missed! 👏

Congratulation to our Red Tie Scholars who graduated from the Brilliant Club’s Scholars Programme. To celebrate their hard work, students were invited to the University of Oxford for a graduation ceremony, learning about life at a top uni and touring the Balliol campus.

🌱 A big thank you to our DT Department for generously giving out chilli (Cayenne) and tomato plants to staff who wanted them. A brilliant way to spread a little greenery around school! 🍅👏

Our students enjoyed a fantastic Geography field trip to Southend, where they developed their fieldwork skills, explored the local area and made plenty of great memories along the way. 👏

⚽ Year 11 Band A vs Band B ⚽ A brilliant occasion to round off their time at Icknield High School, with Band A coming from behind to beat Band B 5-1 after an excellent second-half performance. Most importantly, it was an enjoyable event for everyone involved. 👏

⛏️ Minecraft can support creativity and social play, but public servers, in-game chat and spending features can bring risks. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide shares practical tips to help children play more safely. Download: vist.ly/54tge #Safeguarding #Minecraft

Free parenting support programmes are available in Luton through EPEC.
 🔹 Be a Parent (ages 2–13) – Tuesdays at Luton Central Library from 22 September Sessions run term time only, 9:45am–11:45am. Parents see posters for details on how to register for free.

Free parenting support programmes are available in Luton through EPEC. 🔹 Living with Teens (ages 10–16) – Wednesdays at Futures House, Marsh Farm from 16th September. Parents see poster for details on how to register for free.

Yr 10 had an amazing time at Alton Towers this week for their reward trip! 🎢 A well-deserved day full of thrills, laughter, and memories after all their hard work this year. Everyone had a fantastic time.

📚 Topic lists for upcoming assessments have been emailed home. Please review them with your child and use them to support revision and preparation over the coming weeks.

⚠️ Online grooming can happen through social media, gaming platforms, group chats and messaging apps. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide explains the risks, warning signs and practical steps adults can take to help keep young people safer. Download: vist.ly/53zbe

🏏 Well done to our students on reaching the finals of the cricket tournament! An outstanding performance finishing as runners-up, scoring 131 runs and taking 4 wickets. We are incredibly proud of your teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the competition! 👏🥈

Many congratulations to Olivia Wilson on being appointed Head of Student Voice, and to Amna Tauqeer on being appointed Deputy Head of Student Voice! 👏🌟 We are proud of your achievement and look forward to seeing the positive impact you will make.

Parents and carers play a key role in ensuring children use social media and mobile devices safely and responsibly. For helpful guidance on managing this effectively, please visit: nspcc.org.uk/keeping-childr… Supporting children to stay safe online is more important than ever 💻

School Nurses Newsletter 🩺 Our latest newsletter from the School Nursing Team is now available, offering helpful advice and support on a range of health and wellbeing topics for children and young people. Take a look here: sway.cloud.microsoft/iVLyzYTlyEuk2o…

As a reward, our top 20 Sparx reader students will head on a special trip to London’s Daunt Books, where they’ll each choose a book 📚. This fantastic recognition celebrates their hard work, dedication, and commitment to reading. Well done to all involved 👏

Well done to our top Sparx Reader performers of the week! 📚👏 Keep up the fantastic effort and dedication to reading. 🌟